. The Canary Islands : their history, natural history and scenery : an account of an ornithologist's camping trips in the archipelago . other two ladies weretransferred from the old yacht to a strong rowingboat, and this was brought fairly close to shore, whenthe occupants were landed by the boatmen. The photoof my wife being carried ashore sedan-chair fashion shows this precarious mode of landing, amusing enoughon a calm day but distinctly exciting when the surfthreatens to sweep ones bearers off their feet! Ourcamp was close to the beach, but on a very arid plain ;the accompanying illustrati
. The Canary Islands : their history, natural history and scenery : an account of an ornithologist's camping trips in the archipelago . other two ladies weretransferred from the old yacht to a strong rowingboat, and this was brought fairly close to shore, whenthe occupants were landed by the boatmen. The photoof my wife being carried ashore sedan-chair fashion shows this precarious mode of landing, amusing enoughon a calm day but distinctly exciting when the surfthreatens to sweep ones bearers off their feet! Ourcamp was close to the beach, but on a very arid plain ;the accompanying illustration which is reproduced of oneof the tents gives a fair idea of the desert aspect of thesurrounding country. Several interesting birds wereseen here; Ospreys were not by any means rare onthis part of the coast, and it was while at this campthat I disturbed quite a gathering of Waders on thepebbly beach; Kentish Plover, Turnstone, a Black-tailed Godwit, a Greenshank, and a small flock of GreyPlover, of which last species I obtained two specimens,the first recorded from this island. A Lesser Black-backed Gull was also seen close to. Coming Ashore at Maspalomas.
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